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Prayer, Sacrifice, Virtue

What is All Saints’ Day?


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History Lesson, Anyone? In the Roman Catholic Church, All Saints’ Day is a Holy Day of Obligation in many (but not all) countries, meaning going to Mass on the date is required unless one has a good reason to be excused from that obligation, such as illness. However, in a number of countries that do

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Rethink Happy, Virtue

The American Dream: Can it really be achieved?


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The American Dream is something everyone in the country wants, but can just anyone achieve this dream? I believe the answer is “no.” The standard definition of the American Dream is that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity. How? Through hard work and initiative. There are many people

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Sacrifice, Virtue

Pain is the cockroach in a bowl of cherries


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No pain = No joy? We’ve all heard the expression, “no pain, no gain,” right? Well, this could be more true than we realize. Sometimes we need to make a little sacrifice to know true joy. In Rethink Happy, Camino says, “Loss gives us more pain than pleasure gives us joy.” When we think about

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